crumble Definition

crumble
verb crumbled, crumbling

tr & intr
1. To break into crumbs or powdery fragments.

Thesaurus: granulate, crush, powder, pulverize, pound.
intr
2. To collapse, decay or disintegrate.

Thesaurus: collapse, deteriorate, break up, fragment, come apart, fall apart, disintegrate, degenerate, decay, go to pieces.

noun

1. A baked dessert of stewed fruit covered with a crumbled mixture of sugar, butter and flour.

Derivative: crumbly
adj

Etymology: 15c as kremelen, from Anglo-Saxon gecrymian.